The volcanic eruption that ravaged Pompeii in year 79 is one of the most famous in history. It is known how its victims died, but how did they live? A new insight into the lives of the people who lived in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius before its cataclysmic eruption.

Two thousand years ago, at the dawn of the first century, the ancient world was ruled by Rome. Throu...

Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar ...

Dr. Mark Fairchild, world-renowned archaeologist, traces the hidden years of Saint Paul's life in th...

Presenter and former England football captain Gary Lineker follows in the footsteps of his grandfath...

In the 6th century AD, large parts of the world were affected by mysterious weather events causing t...

Documentary released to coincide with the British Museum's exhibition dedicated to the man who ruled...
Short documentary on the volcanic eruption of the Shabubembe.

The devious general Cethegus plays the Byzantine and Gothic forces against each other for his own ga...
On the 8th September 1943, thousands of allied prisoners of war escaped into the Italian countryside...

In the year 180 A.D. Germanic tribes are about to invade the Roman empire from the north. In the mid...

What is true and what is false in the hideous stories spread about the controversial figure of the R...
A documentary about German tourists on vacation in Italy and various activities at their Italian vac...

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. A...

In 26 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accuse...

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the...

A 17th-century nun becomes entangled in a forbidden lesbian affair with a novice. But it is Benedett...